The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
MEAT INC. has finished one call ahead of BOOZERS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
BOOZERS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2012-12-31
latest 2014-06-06
Best ToY finish
#1065
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
597.53
last 4 Master vs avg 597.53 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.00
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 152.56 · weakest Brisket (145.13)
Road miles
389
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 184 mi
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
Master avg
597.53 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
BOOZERS BBQ has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 119 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#5393 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5403 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after BOOZERS BBQ did, first appearing in 2017.
⚔ Head-to-head#5379 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Level with BOOZERS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5385 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5387 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#5381 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1430 | 134.8574 | 148.57 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2512 | 143.9998 | 152.56 | top 74% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9428 | 145.7142 | 151.27 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4286 | 140.0000 | 145.13 | top 88% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 3 | 0 | top 90% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.4 yrs
2012-12-31 → 2014-06-06
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 152.56 · weakest Brisket (145.13)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
597.53
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
141
14–172 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
389
4 mapped stops · furthest 184 mi
Schedule strength
1516
average field rating faced — tougher than 11% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
2013-04-05 → 2014-06-06
Power rating
1453
peak 1453 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2012
- First tracked contest Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1485) Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
- 2014
- Career-best overall score616.3884 3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)162.2512 3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ
- Most recent contest 3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.6 | Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship | 2012-12-31 |
| -14.6 | 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship | 2013-01-25 |
| -9.7 | 3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ | 2014-06-06 |
| -8.3 | The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV | 2013-04-05 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 82% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 82.5% | 82.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-06 | 3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ Valley Center, CA | 30 / 32 (616.3884) | 28 (153.1200) | 18 (162.2512) | 25 (155.9428) | 32 (145.0744) |
| 2013-04-05 | The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV Wildomar, CA | 39 / 48 (590.2852) | 35 (153.1428) | 37 (143.9998) | 37 (149.1428) | 40 (143.9998) |
| 2013-01-25 | 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ | 84 / 86 (589.7140) | 84 (134.8574) | 73 (149.1428) | 70 (154.2852) | 62 (151.4286) |
| 2012-12-31 | Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship Lake Elsinore, CA | 24 / 25 (593.7142) | 22 (153.1430) | 19 (154.8570) | 22 (145.7142) | 24 (140.0000) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1065 (268 pts) | #1107 (273 pts) | #1018 (303 pts) | #1023 (303 pts) | #1107 (263 pts) |